THE LONDON GAZETTE, 26 MAECH, 1918.
John Tennant.
Eric W. Bush, D.S.C.
Charles J. Bashall.
Robert G. Lowry.
Ronald C. W. Bett.
Vyvyan W. Pearce.
Geoffrey A. Peck.
Allan JT. Wavish.
Eric B. Causer.
15th Mar. 1918.
-To be temp. Lieut.—
Charles H. Hayward. 22nd Mar. 1918.
Fit. Sub-Lieut. Austin B. Hill, who has relinquished his appointment on account of physical unfitness contracted in the service, to
retain his rank. 2nd July 1916.
E.N.B.
To be tempy. Lieuts.—
John G. Crouch.
Gerard J. B. Rogers.
Harry S. Seale.
22nd Mar. 1918. '
Daniel W. Fowle. 30th Dec. 1917.
To be tempy. Eng. Sub-Lieut.—
Herbert Dunk. 9th Mar. 1918.
To be tempy. Sub-Lieut.—
George R. Telleson. 15th Mar. 1918.
E.N.V.E.
Gerald Graham. 22nd Mar. 1918.
To be tempy. Sub-Lieuts.—
Charles W. Gould. 19th Mar. 1918.
Norman J. Rose. 22nd Mar. 1918.
Arthur W. Robinson. 22nd Mar. 1918.
Charles J. W. Hatcher. Seniority as Fit. SubLieut, antedated to 22nd June 1917.
Tempy. Sub-Lieuts. to be tempy. Lieuts.—
George Finlay.
George A. Allan.
23rd Mar. 1918.
Admiralty, 23rd March, 1918.
The seny. of Temp. Sub-Lieut. Arthur J.
Prince-Cox, R.N.V.R., has been antedated
to 17th Apl. 1917.
Captain Hughes C. Lockyer, C.B., has been
placed on the retired list, from the 21st Mar.
1918.
R.N.R.
As?t. Payrs. to be Payrs.—
Frederick C. Martin.
Sydney Gallichan.
9fch Mar. 1918.
Tempy. Sub-Lieut, to be tempy. Lieut.—
Robert Anderson. 2nd Mar. 1918.
R.N.V.E.
To be tempy. Sub-Lieut.—
George S. R. Dalton. 23rd Mar. 1918.
Tempy. Sub-Lieut, to be tempy. Lieut.—
William A. Appleton. 10th Mar. 1918.
63rd (R.N.) Divn.
To be tempy. Lt., R.M. (for Dvnl. Train)—
Eustace A. C. Sims (from Trooper, 1st
Life Guards). 7th Mar. 1918.
Wcer Office,
IQth November, 1917. THE WAR TIME BOOTS (MANUFACTURE AND' iSAOLE) ORDER, 1917.
Whereas it appears to the Army Council that
certain regulations should be made respecting
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the manufacture and sale of boots and shoes
for other than Naval and Military purposes j
And whereas by Regulation 2JJ of the
Defence of the Realm Regulations it is provided
that the Board of Trade shall have the like
powers 'as are given to the Food Controller
under Regulations 2s, 2F to 2j inclusive and 7
as respects any article of commerce not being an
article of food where it appears to the Board
necessary or expedient to exercise any of those
powers for the purpose of encouraging, maintaining or regulating the supply of any such
article which is required by the public, or by
any section of the public;
And whereas such powers include the power
to make arrangements with any Government
Department for the exercise by that Department of the powers of the Board of Trade;
And whereas it appears to the Board of
Trade necessary and expedient for the purpose
of encouraging, maintaining and regulating
the supply of boots and shoes which may be
required by -the public, or by any section of the
public, ithat certain regulations should be made
respecting the manufacture and sale of boots
and shoes for other than Naval .and Military
purposes;
And whereas the Board of Trade have made
arrangements with -the Army Council for the
exercise by the Council on behalf of .the Board
of Trade of the powers of the Board of Trade
under the said Regulations with respect to
boots and shoes;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers
conferred upon them by the Defence of the
Realm Regulations and of every other power
enabling them in that behalf, the Army Council
do hereby order as follows: —
1. It shall be the duty of all manufacturers
of boots or shoes .to comply strictly with any
directions that may be given from time to time
by or on behalf of the Director of Raw
Materials with a view to the production of War
Time Boots or Shoes, notwithstanding any
agreements that may have been entered into by
such manufacturers prior to the date of any
such directions.
2. No manufacturer of boots or shoes shall
manufacture, or cause to be manufactured, any
War Time Boots or Shoes otherwise than from
such class of material, and to such specification
as may be approved by or on behalf of -the
Director of Raw Materials. .
j 3. It shall be the duty of all manufacturers
of boots or shoes engaged in the manufacture
of War Time Boots or Shoes to cause to be
stamped upon the inside of the Upper.of each
boot or shoe the registered identification
number of the manufacturer thereof, and upon
the sole of each boot or shoe the price approved
by or on behalf of tha Director of Raw
Materials as the retail sale price in the case of
each; description of boots or sKoes respectively,
^ogether with the words " War Time."
4. It shall be the duty of all manufacturers
of boots or shoes to give priority over all other
work, except work under or in connection, with
any Government contract or order to any order
for War Time Boots and Shoes.
5. No manufacturer of boots or shoes shall
sell any War Time Boobs or Shoes at any price
other than the price approved by or on behalf
of the Director of Raw Materials as the wholesale sale price in the case of each description of